Home > Crops & Livestock > Aquaculture > Crawfish > Biology & Stocking > Crawfish Aquaculture Terminology [Image: Crawfish Aquaculture Terminology ] This glossary was developed to provide a better understanding of many of the terms used in the crawfish production manual. This document is the Glossary in the Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual. Stocking Crawfish [Image: Stocking] This document is Chapter 6 in the Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual. The chapter discusses factors to consider when stocking crawfish including species and size of crawfish, suggested months of stocking, handling crawfish broodstock, stocking rates, sex ratio and condition of broostock, and post-stocking recommendations. Crawfish Biology [Image: This document is Chapter 2 in the Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual. ] This document is Chapter 2 in the Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual. The chapter covers basic biology and life cycles of red swamp crawfish and white river crawfish, burrow ecology, population dynamics and population structure, molting, and nutrition and feeding habits of crawfish. Procambarid Crawfish: Life History and Biology [Image: Procambarid crawfish: Life History and Biology] This article discusses the life history and biology of the Procambarid crawfishes, the red swamp crawfish and white river crawfish.  more articles... Color Variations in the Red Swamp Crawfish [Image: Blue/Red/White Crawfish] Captured "red swamp crawfish" vary widely in color because of their diet and environmental conditions, but the most exotic colors occur because of mutations in the genes that are responsible for pigment formation. Effects of Food Limitations On Crawfish Reproduction [Image: Females with young] Limited food resources near the end of the crawfish production season resulted in lower reproduction. Moreover, short-term feeding with high protein/high energy feeds in forage depleted ponds before crawfish burrowing seemed to mitigate the food shortages and even increased the spawning rate over those crawfish from ponds rich in forage. Stocking Crawfish Ponds: 2005 Recommendations Existing ponds normally do not need to be restocked. New ponds require 50-60 pounds per acre of mature crawfish. Drain ponds 2-3 weeks after stocking to allow time for crawfish to burrow into the ground.